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EXT. NIGERIA POLICE STATION - NIGHT - FLASHBACK

 

Two Officers in full uniform, escort a Suspect in hand-cuff to the main entrance of the building.

 

Screen Caption: FEBRUARY 15, 2016 01:47 AM

 

The Suspect, who is resisting to follow the Officers into the station, is being dragged along.

 

POLICEMAN #1 (to Suspect)

Move! O boy, no dey waste my time.

 

SUSPECT (to Policeman #1)

 

But oga, I no follow them smoke wii wii.

 

POLICEMAN #2 (to Suspect)

But we catch you for there. Wetin you dey find reach there?

 

SUSPECT (to Policeman #2)

 

One of them for there dey owe me money. I just go there make I collect am. No money for boy to chop.

 

POLICEMAN #2 (to Suspect)

No wahala. As you just talk so, write am like that for statement. Now move!

 

The Officers drag the Suspect pass Femi and Tega, who are chitchatting in civilian clothes, within the compound of the station. They are both holding long white electronic slips in their hands.

 

FEMI

(to Tega; disappointed)

All my games enter. Na just this Manchester versus Arsenal game cast all of them.

(sighs)

 

Man for just win twenty-four large so.

 

TEGA

(equally disappointed)

You get luck sef. Me, them never even play two of my games, and I don already lose three.